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Arthurian Animation: A Study of Cartoon Camelots on Film and Television
Author(s): Michael N. Salda (Author)
- Publisher: McFarland
- Publication Date: July 31, 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 220 pages
- ISBN-10: 0786474688
- ISBN-13: 9780786474684
Book Description
Arthurian Animation is an exploration of the potent blend of Arthurian legend, cartoon animation, and cultural and artistic trends from 1933 to the present day. In more than 170 theatrical and televised short cartoons, televised series and specials, and feature-length films from The Sword in the Stone to Shrek the Third–all covered in this book–animators have repeatedly brought the Round Table to life on screens large and small. Although these productions differ greatly in tone and intent–spanning spectra from comic to sober, fantastic to realistic, and entertaining to edifying–they share in the proof of Camelot’s continuing relevance in the modern world.
Editorial Reviews
Review
- a remarkably comprehensive survey. –Michael Barrier, MichaelBarrier.com: Exploring the World of Animated Films and Comic Art
- excellently researched; . . . If it’s about King Arthur and it’s animated, it’s here; . . . engrossing reading for the animation fan, and a handy reference tool for those who want to know anything about Arthurian animated cartoons. –Fred Patten, Animation World Network
- written in a pleasantly witty jargon-free style; . . . Salda’s scholarship is deep, and wide-ranging; . . . [an] invaluable book. I recommend it, and will keep it within arm’s reach of my desk. –Roger Simpson, Arthuriana: The Journal of Arthurian Studies
- [Of chapter 1:] I haven’t read something this serious about Bosko in quite some time, and it won me over. . . . [Of chapter 2:] When you read the second chapter and see the summary of all the narrative sequences that were supposed to be in Hugh Harman’s “King Arthur’s Knights” feature length cartoon, you get a sense of why the project never found backers. –Mark Kausler’s CatBlog
- The book stands apart from a lot of academic animation studies in that the author is not afraid of voicing a critical assessment. –Thad Komorowski, Cartoon Research
- definitely a must-get. –Michael A. Torregrossa, The Matter of Britain on Screen
About the Author
Michael N. Salda is an associate professor of medieval literature in the Department of English at the University of Southern Mississippi. He lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.